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- •Foreword
- •Preface
- •Acknowledgement
- •Contents
- •1.1 General History Taking and Examination
- •1.2.2 Systemic Examination
- •3.2 Examination of Ear
- •6.2.2 Oral Cavity Examination
- •7.1.2 Odynophagia (Painful Swallowing)
- •7.1.5 Cough
- •7.1.1 Throat Pain
- •7.1.6 Expectoration
- •7.1.7 Halitosis
- •7.1.9 Swelling/Bulging/Growth
- •7.1.10 Snoring
- •7.2.3 Other Examination Includes
- •10.3.1 Swelling or Growth or Ulcer
- •10.4.3 Nasopharynx
- •10.4.4 Oropharynx
- •10.4.5 Laryngeal Tumours
- •10.4.6 Laryngopharyngeal Tumours
- •10.4.7 Oesophageal Tumour
- •10.4.8 Salivary Gland Tumours
- •10.4.15 Lymphoma
- •10.5.1 Neck Sweeling/Lump/Mass
- •10.5.2 Sinus
- •10.5.3 Head Movement
- •10.5.4 Neck Pain
- •13.1 Maxillofacial/Facial Trauma
- •13.1.1 Overview of Maxillofacial Fracture
- •15.1 Facial Aesthetic, Structural and Functional Deformities
- •16.1 Craniofacial Anomalies
- •17.1 Skull Base
- •18.1.3 Stridor
- •18.1.4 Wheeze
- •18.1.5 Stertor
- •18.2.1 Acute Dysphagia
- •18.3.4 Oral Bleeding

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Table 3.2 Different types of ear discharge with D/D
Types of discharge Denition Differential diagnosis
Mucoid Thick discharge produced by
mucinous gland of middle ear cleft.
It is characterized like forming rope
while cleaning
Serous/watery It is watery CSF rhinorrhoea, ASOM
Purulent Pus CSOM, furunculosis
Mucopurulent Pus mixed with mucoid discharge CSOM (mucosal type)
Serosanguinous/blood mixed Discharge mixed with blood ASOM, granulation, cholesteatoma
Blood Bleeding from ear Trauma, haemangioma
Table 3.3 Different amounts of ear discharge with D/D
Amount Denition D/D
Scanty Less in amount only seen on ngertip of bud while cleaning CSOM (cholesteatoma)
Moderate Present in EAC, does not come out CSOM, otomycosis
Copious Large in amount, spoil the pillow in night or in supine position ASOM, CSOM (mucosal),
3 History andExamination ofEar
CSOM (mucosal or tubotympanic
type)
CSF otorrhoea
• Amount of discharge—Ear discharge
can be copious or scanty in amount
(Table3.3).
• Odour of discharge
– Foul smelling (unpleasant
odour)—cholesteatoma, anaerobic
infection.
– Non-foul smelling—CSOM
(mucosal type), ASOM,
otomycosis, furunculosis, wax,
CSF otorrhoea.
• Frequency of discharge
– Continuous—trauma, bleeding
disorders, ASOM, CSF otorrhoea,
wax.
– Episodic/intermittent—CSOM
(mucosal and squamous type),
allergic, tubercular.
• Associated symptoms—Various
symptoms may be associated with ear
discharge like pain, fever, URI, nasal
obstruction, vertigo, headache, neck
swelling, etc.
– Earache
Earache followed by
discharge—ASOM.
Earache following discharge/
discharge followed by ear-
ache—otomycosis, acute exacerbation of CSOM.
Earache persists with discharge—
otomycosis, furunculosis.
– Fever
High grade fever with headache
with discharge—CSOM/ASOM
with meningitis, CSOM with
subdural abscess, extradural
abscess, brain abscess.
High grade fever with chills and
rigour with discharge—lateral
sinus thrombophlebitis.
– Diplopia—petrositis
– Pain
Retroorbital pain—CSOM with
petrositis.
Earache—furunculosis, otomy-
cosis.
Mastoid area—mastoiditis,
mastoid abscess.
– Vertigo with discharge—CSOM
with lateral SSC stula.
– Swelling
Postaural swelling—postaural
abscess, mastoid abscess.
Neck swelling—Bezold’s
abscess, Citelli’s abscess.

3.1 Symptoms/History/Chief Complaints ofEar Diseases
Gradenigo’s syndrome (ear discharge+retroorbital pain+diplopia)
(b) Hearing loss—This is another common
symptom of ear disease. There are three
types of hearing loss, conductive hearing
loss (COHL), mixed hearing loss (MHL)
and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)
with which patient presents with different symptoms.
• Types of hearing loss—There are
three types of hearing loss: conductive, sensorineural and mixed.
– Sensorineural hearing loss—
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)
is a type of hearing loss in which
the root cause lies in the inner ear
or sensory organ (cochlea and
associated structures) or the ves-
tibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve
VIII). This is divided into sensory
hearing loss, which is due to
cochlear pathology; and neural
hearing loss, which is due to
pathology in cochlear nerve and
pathway.
– Conductive hearing loss—The
conductive hearing loss developed
when sounds cannot get through
the outer and middle ear. It may be
hard to hear soft sounds, and louder
sounds may be mufed. Medicine
or surgery can often x this type of
hearing loss.
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– Mixed hearing loss—MHL is a con-
dition when both the components,
conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss, are present. It is
caused by the combination of conductive damage in the outer or the
middle ear and sensorineural damage in the inner ear or the auditory
nerve. A person with mixed hearing
loss will suffer from either permanent hearing loss or the temporary
hearing loss. Mixed hearing loss can
affect either one ear or both ears.
• Causes of hearing loss (Table 3.4)
• Presentation of hearing loss
– Sensorineural hearing loss—The
main symptoms with which patient
of SNHL may present are
Trouble following group
conversations.
Mufed conversation sounds.
Loss of acuity in distinguishing
foreground voices against noisy
backgrounds.
Difculty hearing high-pitched
sounds.
Difculty in understanding telephonic conversation.
Some kinds of sounds seeming
excessively loud or shrill.
Difculty understanding some
parts of speech.
Loss of directionality of sound
(especially with high-frequency
sounds) (fricatives and
sibilants).
Table 3.4 Causes of hearing loss
COHL SNHL Mixed
Wax
Furunculosis
Foreign body
EAC atresia and stenosis
ASOM, AOM
Tympanosclerosis
suppurative otitis media (SOM)
CSOM
Cholesteatoma
Ossicular xation Ossicular erosion
Otosclerosis
Ageing
Noise-induced
Drug side effect
Auditory nerve tumour, acoustic
trauma
Barotrauma
Presbyacusis
Cochlear agenesis
Labyrinthitis
Genetic infection, chronic otitis
media (COM), labyrinthitis)
Head trauma (involve inner ear or
nerve)
Otosclerosis
Ototoxic drugs
Allergy
Abnormality of the outer ear, ear
canal or middle ear structure

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Table 3.5 Causes of U/L and B/L hearing loss
Unilateral causes Bilateral causes
COHL—CSOM, ASOM, AOM, SOM wax,
furunculosis, otosclerosis, retracted TM, adhesive otitis
media
SNHL—idiopathic, temporal bone fracture, rupture of
oval or round window membrane, perilymph stula
Meniere’s disease, vestibular schwannoma
MHL—cochlear otosclerosis MHL—otosclerosis
COHL—CSOM, SOM, adhesive otitis media, retracted
TM
SNHL—presbyacusis, drug-induced, noise-induced,
autoimmune diseases
3 History andExamination ofEar
Perception that people mumble
when speaking.
Difculty understanding
speech.
Associated symptoms are vertigo and SNHL.
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Ear discharge
H/o drugs, trauma, noise exposure, DM, HT, fever, ototoxic
drugs, barotrauma, acoustic
trauma
– Conductive hearing loss—Patient
with COHL is presented in a different way:
Patients hear better in noisy
environment (Paracusis
Willisii).
Difculty in hearing speech.
A sense that own voice sounds
different.
Easier to hear out of one ear
than the other.
The sensation of pain in one or
both ears.
A sensation of pressure in one
or both ears.
Associated h/o ear discharge,
physical trauma, earache, heaviness in ear, URI, nasal obstruction, acoustic trauma,
barotrauma.
– Mixed hearing loss—MHL is pre-
sented in various ways:
Loss of clarity while listening to
sounds.
Inability to hear at a normal
hearing level.
A consistent ringing or buzzing
in the ears.
Partial or full loss of hearing.
A sensation of pressure in one
or both ears.
Difculty in following up the
conversations.
• Side of hearing loss—Hearing loss
may affect one ear and/or both ears
simultaneously or at different times.
There are various causes (Table3.5).
• Time of onset—Congenital or
acquired
– Congenital hearing loss—It is
due to maldevelopment of cochlea
and presented either alone or in
association with other deformities.
It has been classied into two subgroups. The rst is syndromic congenital hearing loss, and second
one is non-syndromic congenital
hearing loss.
Syndromic congenital hearing
loss—Almost 30% of patients
of congenital hearing loss
belong to this group. Depending
on time of onset, syndromic
hearing loss can become
apparent at any time from
infancy to old age (Table3.6).
Differential diagnosis of syndromic congenital hearing
loss
Non-syndromic congenital
hearing loss (NSSHL)—Non-

3.1 Symptoms/History/Chief Complaints ofEar Diseases
Table 3.6 Differential diagnosis of syndromic hearing loss
Clinical features Syndrome (autosomal dominant) D/D
U/L or B/L SNHL, pigmentary changes—like greying hair, white
forelock, heterochromia iridis, partial albinism, facial features—fused
eyebrows, high nasal bridge, hypoplastic alae nasi
Hearing loss is COHL or MHL or SNHL
Others are preauricular sinus, branchial cyst or sinus, renal
problem+Mondini’s dysplasia
Hearing loss (SNHL, COHL or MHL) may be progressive
Micrognathia (small jaw) with cleft palate (Pierre Robin sequence)
Coloboma, choanal atresia, cranial nerve problems and unusually
shaped ears. Hearing loss may be conductive, sensorineural or mixed
(mild to profound)
Hearing loss (conductive), malar hypoplasia, microtia/anotia, stenosis/
atresia of EAC, ear tag, etc.
Progressive hearing loss (SNHL), B/L, acoustic neuroma by 30years
of age
SN hearing loss (profound and congenital), vestibular dysfunction
(vertigo), no benet with hearing aid
Moderate to severe, downward sloping, congenital SNHL, no
vestibular dysfunction
Progressive, sensorineural hearing loss, later onset Usher’s syndrome type 3
Hearing loss is sensorineural and may be progressive. Inner ear
malformations (Mondini’s malformation) may be present
Balanced dysfunction is present
Enlarged thyroid gland (goitre)
Bilateral, profound sensorineural hearing loss is present at birth
Abnormal heart rhythm (long Q-T)
Syncopal episode and possible sudden death
Hearing loss is progressive and sensorineural kidney problems
(nephritis), near-sightedness (myopia)
Hearing loss in males is mixed and may be progressive X-linked congenital stapes xation with
Hearing loss is sensorineural and often found in the high frequencies
Diabetes
Hearing loss is bilateral and sensorineural
Unsteady gait (ataxia), short stature, delayed puberty, progressive
paralysis of the eye muscles (ophthalmoplegia) and progressive
blindness (retinopathy)
Hearing loss in >75% of cases
Skin rashes, alopecia, seizure, ataxia
Waardenburg syndrome (most common)
Branchio-oto-renal syndrome
Stickler syndrome
CHARGE syndrome
Treacher Collins syndrome
Neurobromatosis type II (NFII)
Autosomal recessive syndrome
Usher syndrome type 1
Usher’s syndrome type 2
Pendred syndrome
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome
X-linked syndrome
Alport’s syndrome
perilymph gusher
Mitochondrial
Maternally Inherited Diabetes and
Deafness (MIDD)
Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS)
Biotinidase deciency
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syndromic congenital hearing
loss is a partial or total loss of
hearing that is not associated
with other signs and symptoms.
Non-syndromic congenital
hearing loss is restricted to the
inner ear congenital deformi-
ties. The characteristics of nonsyndromic hearing loss vary
among the different types. Nonsyndromic congenital hearing
loss (NSSHL) can further be
categorized by its mode of
inheritance into two. The rst

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Table 3.7 Differential diagnosis of non-syndromic hearing loss
History of clinical features Name of deformities or D/D
Profound hearing loss with LAMM
syndrome
SNHL—The hearing loss can deteriorate
over time either gradually or in a
stepwise fashion or may be a profound
HL since birth
Profound SNHL Scheibe dysplasia (cochleosaccular dysplasia or pars inferior dysplasia
High-frequency hearing loss Alexander aplasia (basal turn of membranous cochlea) limited
SNHL progressive Familial progressive sensorineural deafness
Michel aplasia (complete labyrinthine aplasia)
Mondini’s dysplasia—It is a cochlear anomaly (incomplete partition)
rst described by Mondini in 1791
or limited membranous labyrinthine dysplasia)—It is rst described by
Scheibe in humans. It is a common cause of profound SNHL
membranous labyrinthine dysplasia
Metabolic disorders, congenital ossicular xation
3 History andExamination ofEar
one is autosomal dominant
(DFNA), which accounts 20%
of NSSHL. This is postlingual
and delayed in onset. The second one is autosomal recessive
(DFNB), which accounts 80%
of inherited NSSHL (DFNB), in
which hearing loss is generally
congenital. It is usually prelingual, non-progressive and
severe to profound (Tables 3.6
and 3.7).
which means they are associated with a
permanent loss of hearing caused by damage to structures in the inner ear. Less commonly, non-syndromic hearing loss is
described as conductive, meaning it results
from changes in the middle ear. Some
forms of non-syndromic hearing loss, particularly a type called DFNX2, involve
changes in both the inner ear and the middle ear. This combination is called mixed
hearing loss.
Characteristic Features of Non-syndromic
Congenital Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can affect one ear (unilateral)
or both ears (bilateral).
Degrees of hearing loss range from mild
(difculty understanding soft speech) to
profound (inability to hear even very loud
noises).
The hearing loss can be stable, or it may
be progressive, becoming more severe as a
person gets older. Particular types of nonsyndromic hearing loss show distinctive
patterns of hearing loss. For example, the
loss may be more pronounced at high, middle or low tones.
The most forms of non-syndromic hearing loss are described as sensorineural,
History to Be Ruled Out
History of (h/o) intrauterine infection
Family history of congenital hearing loss
Low birth weight (<1500g)
Hyperbilirubinaemia
Prolonged neonatal intensive care unit stay
or prolonged mechanical ventilation
Concurrent craniofacial anomalies
Exposure to ototoxic medications
<5 Apgar score at 1min, <7 Apgar score at
5min
Bacterial meningitis
Differential diagnosis of nonsyndromic congenital hearing
loss

3.1 Symptoms/History/Chief Complaints ofEar Diseases
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• Acquired hearing loss—Hearing loss
presents after birth at any time in
one’s life as a result of illness or injury
or genetic factors. Depending on time
onset of hearing loss, this has divided
into three groups (Table3.8).
– Prelingual acquired hearing
loss—Prelingually, deaf child is
one either who is born deaf or who
lost his or her hearing early in
childhood, before acquiring language. Prelingual hearing loss
occurs before a child develops
speech and language, and is usually associated with severe or profound hearing loss. This type of
hearing issue appears in newborn
children and infants up to the age
of three, as their language skills
have not yet fully developed.
– Postlingual acquired hearing
loss—The postlingual deafness is
a deafness, which develops after
the acquisition of speech and language, usually after the age of 6.
Typically, hearing loss is gradual,
and often detected by family and
friends of the people so affected
long before the patients themselves will acknowledge the
disability.
– Perilingual hearing loss—The
perilingual hearing loss develops
during the development of hearing
and speech.
– Causes of acquired hearing loss
• Duration of hearing loss
– Acute hearing loss (<3months)—
If total duration of hearing loss is
less than 3months, it is used to be
considered an emergency
(Table3.9).
– Presentation of acute hearing
loss
– Chronic hearing loss
(>3 months)—if the duration of
symptoms is more than 3 months
(Table3.10).
– Presentation of chronic hearing
loss
Table 3.8 Causes of acquired hearing loss
Prelingual acquired hearing loss Perilingual acquired hearing loss Postlingual acquired hearing loss
Symptoms—No speech if profound
hearing loss; 5in every 1000 babies
suffer some degree of hearing loss
Positive history of maternal
infection with rubella, measles,
premature delivery, ear infection,
meningitis
Table 3.9 Presentation and causes of acute hearing loss
Symptoms/presentations Causes
Occurrence of acute hearing loss usually only in one ear
Sudden occurrence of acute hearing loss within 24h
No ear pain
Tinnitus or other ear sounds
Pressure sensation in the ear
Dizziness in severe cases
Symptoms—Some speech develops Symptoms—Speech development
present even in profound hearing
loss
Positive history of meningitis,
trauma
Viral infections or reactivations (herpes)
Arteriosclerosis
Metabolic diseases such as diabetes or high cholesterol
levels
Rupture of the round or oval windows
Cervical spine disorders (whiplash)
Elevated aggregation of thrombosis
Blockage (thrombosis) of the inner ear vessel
Autoimmune disorders
Acute otitis media
Diseases/causes—drug- induced,
presbycusis (age related), noiseinduced, otitis media
Diseases/causes—meningitis,
hypertension, DM

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Table 3.10 Presentation and causes of chronic hearing loss
Symptoms/presentation D/D
Hearing loss in old age Presbycusis (SNHL)
Hearing loss since birth (deafmute) Hereditary (SNHL)
Episodic/uctuating Meniere’s disease (SNHL)
Exposure to loud noise Noise-induced SNHL
Infective, h/o ear discharge CSOM (COHL or MHL)
Infective, no h/o ear discharge SOM (COHL)
Blocking sensation in ear Retracted TM (COHL)
H/o drug intake like aminoglycoside,
chemotherapeutic agent, non steroidal
anti inammatory drug (NSAIDs), etc.
Progressive hearing loss U/L or B/L Otosclerosis (COHL or MHL)
Table 3.11 Causes of gradual onset hearing loss
COHL SNHL MHL
U/L B/L U/L B/L U/L B/L
CSOM
SOM
Adhesive otitis media
Wax
Otomycosis
B/L SOM
Retracted TM
B/L CSOM
Acoustic
neuroma
Drug-induced (SNHL)
Acoustic
neuroma
Presbyacusis
Drug- induced,
noise- induced
3 History andExamination ofEar
Otosclerosis
COM with
labyrinthitis
Otosclerosis
• Mode of onset—Hearing loss can
develop gradually or suddenly.
– Gradual onset—The gradual
onset hearing loss occurs over
time. It can affect either one ear
(CSOM) or both ears (otosclerosis,
presbyacusis, noise-induced, druginduced) (Table3.11).
– Causes of gradual onset hearing
loss
– Sudden onset—sudden onset
hearing loss (SOHL) is a subjective
symptom in one or both ears. It
causes great concern for the
patient, especially when there is a
30dB or greater hearing loss over
less than 72h/3days in 3 frequencies. It is of rapid onset, typically
occurring within a few days. SOHL
may be conductive or SNHL or
mixed hearing loss. Hearing loss
can range from mild hearing
impairment to a total loss of
hearing, and it may be temporary
or permanent (Table3.12).
– Causes of sudden onset hearing
loss
• Progression of hearing loss
– Progressive hearing loss—Hearing
loss increases in severity since its
onset (Table3.13).
– Causes of progressive hearing
loss
– Non-progressive hearing loss—If
the hearing loss does not change
over time, it is termed as ‘nonprogressive’ or stable, static or not
deteriorating (Table3.14).
– Causes of non-progressive hear-
ing loss

3.1 Symptoms/History/Chief Complaints ofEar Diseases
Table 3.12 Sudden onset hearing loss
COHL U/L SNHL U/L MHL U/L
Foreign body
Wax
Otitis externa (OE)
Head injury or trauma
Haemotympanum
COHL B/L SNHL B/L MHL B/L
Barotrauma, ASOM Autoimmune system diseases such
Table 3.13 Causes of progressive hearing loss
COHL U/L SNHL U/L MHL U/L
Otosclerosis
CSOM, SOM, retracted TM
COHL B/L SNHL B/L MHL B/L
CSOM, otosclerosis, retracted TM Presbycusis, meningitis Otosclerosis
Table 3.14 Causes of non-progressive hearing loss
COHL U/L SNHL U/L MHL U/L
Ossicular discontinuity, CSOM with
permanent perforation, atelectatic
TM
COHL B/L SNHL B/L MHL B/L
Adhesive otitis media, atelectatic TMPostmeningitis Genetic disorder
Idiopathic, infective, noise-induced,
drug-induced, ototoxic medication,
trauma (temporal bone fracture),
perilymphatic stula
as Cogan’s syndrome, Meniere’s
disease, Lyme disease, snake bite.
Neurological conditions, such as
multiple sclerosis, acoustic trauma
Presbycusis, noise-induced HL,
drug-induced HL
Cochlear dysplasia
Postmeningitis, postlabyrinthitis
Otosclerosis, head trauma, infection
Otosclerosis, genetic disorder
Otosclerosis
Genetic disorder
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Leading Question to Be Asked for
Evaluation of Hearing Loss
When did patient’s hearing loss started?
How did hearing loss progress either suddenly or slowly?
Does hearing loss involve one ear or both
ears?
Is there any history of ear discharge, dizziness, pain, heaviness and tinnitus?
Any family history of hearing?
Profession of patient and noise level at profession place?
Any history of ear infection, trauma, stroke,
diabetes, stroke and meningitis?
Any history of medication for Diabetes
mallitus (DM), TB, carcinoma and other
ototoxic drugs?
• Associated symptoms and history
– Associated symptoms like ear dis-
charge, vertigo, tinnitus, heaviness,
pain.
– History of birth and pregnancy
information, medical history,
development history, workplace
environment, home environment.
– History of drug exposure—expo-
sure of ototoxic drugs, either systemically or locally like
aminoglycosides.
– History of trauma, acoustic trauma,
surgery.
– Family history of three generation
with hearing loss either syndromic
or non-syndromic.

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Table 3.15 Vertigo-like symptoms
Symptoms Denition
Dizziness Sensation of perturbed/disturbed spatial orientation
Disequilibrium Sensation of being off balance or unstable
Oscillopsia Illusion of oscillation of visual environment
Gait ataxia Imbalance of appearing drunk when ambulating. It may be cerebellar or sensory
Syncope, presyncope Feeling of faintness or near- faintness, cardiovascular, autonomic and orthostatic
hypotension
Light headedness Sensation giddiness
3 History andExamination ofEar
– History of noise exposure—
Exposure to a single very loud
noise such as a gunshot or bomb
blast can cause noise-induced hearing loss, e.g. using headphones at
high volume over time, or being in
loud environments regularly, such
as a loud workplace, sporting
events, concerts, and using noisy
machine. Noisy machines can also
be a risk for noise-induced hearing
loss.
(c) Vertigo—It is dened as either an
unpleasant disturbance of spatial orientation or the illusionary perception of a
movement (spinning and wobbling) of
the body and/or of the surroundings.
Vertigo-like symptoms (Table 3.15)
Classication/types of vertigo—The
vertigo has been classied according to
rotation, stimulus involved, patient perception, site of lesion and periodicity of
vertigo.
Induced—BPPV, cervical spondylosis,
hypermobile stapes syndrome, dehiscence of SSCC
Patient’s perception
Subjective (feel like moving or swaying)—
chronic subjective dizziness (BPPV)
Objective (feel like surroundings are mov-
ing)—Meniere’s disease
Depend on site of lesion
Peripheral (due to involvement of inner ear
and vestibular nerve)—BPPV, vestibular neuritis, labyrinthitis
Central—hallucinations of motion of their
surroundings, or a sensation of spinning, while remaining still, as a result of
dysfunction of the vestibular structures
in the central nervous system (CNS)—
brainstem or cerebellar stroke, vestibular migraine
Periodicity of vertigo
Episodic vertigo—This is dened as brief
episodes of intermittent, recurrent vertigo lasting seconds to hours with
asymptomatic period in between
Rotation
Rotatory—vestibular neuronitis, BPPV,
Meniere’s disease
Non-rotatory (imbalance)—drug intoxica-
tion, phobic vertigo
Stimulus involved
Spontaneous—acute spontaneous vertigo
(vestibular neuronitis, labyrinthitis,
brainstem or cerebellar stroke)
Attacks—vestibular migraine, PBBV,
otitic syphilis, Cogan’s disease, vasovagal attack, cervical spondylitis.
Constant vertigo—This is dened as con-
tinuous vertigo or dizziness does not
relieve without medication. It can be
caused by vestibular neuritis, central
vertigo, vestibular neuronitis, stroke,
drug intoxication.

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Difference between peripheral and
central vertigo (Table 3.16)
• Presentation/chief complaints of
vertigo
– In children—Children with ver-
tigo may be presented as sudden
cry, drop on oor, cling to legs of
adults, pallor, sweating, vomiting,
lying face down on bed and reluctant to move.
– In adult—Adult with vertigo pres-
ents as a sensation of movement of
the environment. Often, patients
describe a ‘spinning’ sensation of
either their body or their
surroundings.
• Duration of vertigo—Vertigo has
been classied into acute and chronic
(Table3.17).
Table 3.16 Features or difference of peripheral and central vertigo
Features Peripheral Central
Nystagmus Horizontal
Inhibited by xation of vision
Fades after few days
Fixed direction
Fatigability
Imbalance Mild to moderate Severe
Nausea, vomiting Severe Vary
Audiological symptoms Common Rare
Neurological symptoms Rare Common
Latency Present Absent
Site of lesion Vestibular system Central
Onset Sudden Gradual
Severity Intense Mild
Pattern Paroxysmal Constant
Laterality Unilateral Uni/bilateral
• Duration of episode of vertigo (Table
3.18)
• Severity—The vertigo has been classied into mild, moderate and severe
(Table3.19).
• Mode of onset—The mode of onset
of vertigo can be sudden or gradual
(Table3.20).
• Time of onset—Vertigo presents at
birth is congenital or develops later on
is acquired (Table3.21).
• Progression—Vertigo can be progressive or non-progressive.
• Progressive—The severity of vertigo
increases with the time termed as
progressive. It is caused by Meniere’s
disease, vestibular neuronitis, vestibular labyrinthitis, acoustic
neuroma.
Rotatory, vertical
Not inhibited by xation of vision
Last for week or month
Directional changing
Not fatigable
Table 3.17 Causes of acute and chronic vertigo
Acute vertigo (<3months) Chronic vertigo (>3months)
Acute idiopathic unilateral vestibulopathies (vestibular
neuronitis, acute labyrinthitis)
Cerebellar stroke BPPV
Migrainous vertigo Meniere’s disease
Missed BPPV Cholesteatoma
Vertebral or basilar artery insufciency Oscillopsia
Wallenberg’s disease
Chronic labyrinthitis
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